The Coquille Valley sentinel., April 30, 1942, Image 1

INDEPENDENT
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VOL. xxxvm.
NEWSPAPER
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NO. 16.
Baby's Death Results
From Auto Collision
600 Registered
Here Mondoy
The Proposed City Coos County Coal Is Tw0 Fishermen
Saw This Meteor
Budget b $61,550— Being Sought For
$27,445 By Taxation State's Cantonments
Mrs. Matilda Hill
Pioneer, Lived In
Oregon 58 Years
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A total of 1512 men, between the
A meteor about six o'clock on the
ages of 45 and 65, registered in the
opening day of the fishing season,
southern half of Coos county on Mon­
April 18, was observed by J’ed X.
day this week.
In Coquille the
“
V- Taylor, who had
Foss * and ‘ “
Ralph
A fatal automobile accident occur­ regi.stratlonwas an even 600, in Myr­
Mayor Milne, Councllmeh Wood, . There was not a large attendance started out the highway toward
Mrs. Matilda Hidhpassed away at
red on the highway in. front of the tle Point, 513. The rest of the 399 Gray, Seeley, Stark, Taylor and Bieg- at the Cook County Chamber of Com­
the home at Mr. anTMrs. Glenn Hut­
Marshfield.
Bear freek store at 3:20 last Friday were divided between^Bandon and ger, and the citjzen members of the merce monthly meeting held in the
They first noticed it, apparently ton on North Carter Street, at 7:45
afternoon, the victim being the eight Powers. —
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city budget committee—Drue Cun­ Coquille Hotel Monday evening, at coming from the north or northegit, Friday morning, April 24, after-an
months baby daughter', Joann, of
t-evi L. Bunch, chairman of the Se­ ningham, D. E. Rackleff, O. B. Har­ which Vice President Clarence Coe when opposite the Oerding myrtle­ illness of eight years.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilton.
lective Service Board whose office riman, M. F. Pettit, Don McCune presided; President J. E. Norton be­ wood factory, and they were certain
Born Matilda Pilars, in the state
- Frank Wilson, George’s father, who is in Myrtle Point, says that to date and Julius Ruble—were all pre«nt ing in Marshfield to attend the A. F.
it struck on the hill across the high­ of -Ohio, January 3, 1846, she wm
formerly lived on the Cunningham Mrs. Pearl Jackson, secretary in the at the city budget meeting held in of L. candidates' meeting
way from the John A. Martin place, 96 years, 3 months and 2h days at
road but for several years has been office, has. listed 4,083 men since the the city hall Tuesday evening.
Commissioner R. H. Lawhorn and Mr. Taylor thought on the south aide passing.
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on a ranch about ten miles south of Selective Service act became effec­
The result of their evening’s work H. E,. D. Brown, district fire war­ of the hill and Mr. Foss on the other
Mr. and Mrs. Hill came to Oregon in
Bandon, had brought his daughter- tive*
will appear ln the Sentinel in detail den from Powers; spoke or)the fire ride.-
1882, coming to Coos county in 1884,
in-law and the baby to CoquiUe to
This evening Mr. Bunch and pos­ in yvweek or two when the public fighting program as set up for south­
From their location it appeared to and she has lived In Myrtle Point,
do some Mother's Day purchasing.
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sibly some of the other board mem- notice is published.
western Oregon, the latter stating be a ball of fire, nine or ten inches Bridge, and Coquille during the past
They were returning home and at bers/are attending a meeting in Eu­
The total estimated expenditures that the army had changed the date in diameter with the tail making a 58 years.
the Bear creek road iriteresection, H. gene, which wilf be attended by Col. 'for the year from July 1, 1942, to to May 1, after which no fires could
Mr. Hill passed away in 1917.
tear-drop shaped phenomenon about
T. Miller who lives on the lower Bear Wooten, head of the state*, draft July 1. 1943, were set at 861,55ft, he set to burn slashings and fire
18 nches long. It shaded in color Those surviving are, one daughter,
creek road and who states he did not board, and a field man from the na­ which is 87J45.24 more than the 1941 hazards.
He stated that the only from the white ball of fire to a light Mrs. Zua Hooton, Bridge; and seven
Bee the approaching Wilson car, tional office in Washington who came budget of 854,204.76..
possibility of getting i-C boys lo­ Kreen at the end of the tail.
grand children, Mrs. Gtenn Hutton,
turned to gp home without making •j.weel
Estimated receipts were figured at cated in Cope county tor fire fighting
west with the eqlonel, and who will
This was the same morning that the Coquille;' Mhude Hooton of Bridge;
signal
of
any
kind.
snai oi
nina.
,
give - instructions
rd’s]
leavii g 827,445
---------- to be rgiaed, purposes was for congress to ap- local police reported flares as being Mrs. Floyd Moon, Myrtle Point, Mat-
instruction, as
a. to the
the boa
board
. 834,105, leavin
In the resulting collision, the baby procedure in classification, deferment, by taxation. The receipts i were as- ' proprjMte more 3-C funds.
dropped northwest of Coquille about tie Bogue, Okmulge, Oklahoma, Bar­
was thrown against the windshield, etc..
timated St 87,020 from general fund
Mr. Lawhorn
stated that Guy that time.
bara Perry, Los Angeles, California;
her head being cut and severely
Other members of the board, are sources and $27,085 from the water Cordon, of Roseburg, who had re­
James B. Hill, Portland,' and MgMe
bruised; Mrs. Wilson suffered a slight Henry A. Schroeder, Harry Dement fund.
cently been in Washington for the
Hill, Broadbent.
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skull fracture and Mr. Wilson bruises and Judge Dal. M. King, of Myrtle
The amount
by taxation for
ties Association in re­
and injuries, he striking the steering Point.
-A
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th> 1941 calendar
to the counties’ claim for fed-
wheel with sufficient force to break
78, which is 8744544 teas than
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It.
/ ‘
7 -
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i; have to be raised by
xtion f
'' All ».a.—.
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The trio were brought to the Belle
All persons living in, or near, the
coming year.
Knife Hospital at once but the baby
Coquille School District are required
■ The oommittoe failed to budget for
passed away at 8:30 Saturday night.
to register for sugar rationing at the
Principal C. S. Osika reports the
the entire police force as now con­
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The body was taken to Schroeder
Washington Grade School Building below list of candidates for gradua­
stituted,
cutting
off
the
salary
of
one
Because of Music Week, Coquille
Broa. Mortuaries here and funeral
in Coquille on one of the following tion from the Coquille High School.
Tl <4
pecpte wftt sgafrt have the oppoKUrf!
óovernor and Mrs. Charles Sprague dates: May 4, 5, 6 or 7, 1942, accord­ Graduation exercises wiU be held on
services were heidät Langlois Tues­
The
estimated
expenses
for
the
ity to hear another fine concert on
coming year were injured at 834,465 were CoquiUe visitors last Friday ing to information from Burton W. Wednesday, May 20, ai the Coquille
day afternoon at two o’clock, Rev.
- G. A. Gray officiating... Interment Tuesday. May 5, at 8:00 p.m. at the for the general fund and 827,085 for afternoon and the governor was ac­ Dunn, local school superintendent.
-High School gymnasium. Dr. Poling
high school gymnasium. This time
companied on a round of the busi­ • Any .member ot a family unit who will give the commencement address.
was in the Langlois cemetery.
the water fund.
the
Concert
Orchestra,,
with
their
di
­
Coroner Dr. Keizer held an inquest
ness district by Jos. ,E. Axtell. His ia over eighteen years of age may
Phyllis Bunch and Beverly Farrell
rector, MUriel Dae, will present a
here Monday • afternoon, the jury
time here was limited as he had a register for other members ot the will give the class talks. On Sunday,
bringing in ¡verdict of involuntar^ Pegram imposed of number. feved
radio
speaking engagement from family.
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Mae 47, the baccalaureate sermon
and familiar to most audiences. So
manalaughter.
Marshfield that evening.
„You must give the age, birth dale, will be delivered by the Rev. Charles
mapy requests have come for a repe­
George Wilson was a graduate of
The governor evinced interest in | placé ot birth, weight, height, color M. Guilbert at the Pioneer Methodist
tition of the colorful Atlantis Suite by
Coquille high school a few yean ago, 5he orchestra that this has been
Coos county affairs, its coal and mln- i ot hair, and color of eyes for each church. Class day exercises are
With J. rr tjilìespie as chairman,
and Mrs. Wilson was formerly Anna
eral development, and expressed his i member of the family.
scheduled for Monday, May 18. AU
Mrs. J. A. Berg, F. S. Emery and. intention that the state should help
Marie Strain of the Langlo&.section. promised.
You must also know the exact events are open to the public. The
Somewhat of a homecoming ges­ Dr. C. A. Rietman as citizen members
in every way possible to bring out ; amount of sugar the family has on prospective graduates are:
ture will be George Turney's presence <rf school district No. 8, the budget ^h/ fuel which" wllTbe" « g7eat£
band.
Evelyn Bernice Albarn,
as Commentator as well as his con­ committee met Monday evening and
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need«-d
this next winter, and the min­
Hours ot registratio j will be from M Batty, Margie Rae Bai
tribution of tWo vocal solos.
His adopted an estimate which ia 81250
erals which the government needs 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon „until Willard LeRoy Berry, Donald Wil-
lyric tenor voice is pleasantly remem- tees than last year’s budget, notwith-J {or
i often« and defen« program, 8:00 o'clock in the evening on the bur Boone, PhylMa
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Ll
, 'LoiÙae
Bunch,
bwed here.
•landing the 1 ! per cent increase J xl -
govaywop * in ' WioBciftg vyoU and dates of May 4, 6, fl. and 7.
Jerry
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Butler,
WimdkM
Saturday night proved the undoing
Every man, woman and child in salaries for the coming year — in
People whoae last names begin with [Cairoll, Fairy
iiry S.
8. Cardwell,
of Staff Sergeant Wm. P. Grady, who CoquiUe should be present next Jues- amount about 85,000—this being off­ In good condition for the remaining
two weeks of the gubernatorial cam- the following letters: A, B, C, D, i, F, I Clinton, Eugene L. Crouch,
~was
in
iMe
from
-tee
ramp
at
evening
to
share
the
enjoyment
set
by
ofher
deductions.
v
McXfoMyf^nt.^
________
G, and H are requested to register an * Crumf
^paign.
Crumley, Florence M. Cl
k ^ \pr\vat« act‘n* af this concert
The budget in detail will probably
The entertainment at the hotel for May 4.
as chauffeur of
•
truck,
driving
him
j
HHHgR
Betty Lou Mh steel, John E. DeNoma,
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1 As Kate Smith, radio singer, says. appear In next week’s Sentinel, and
Mrs. Sprague is mentioned elsewhere
People whose last names begin with Theodore Ellingsen, Beverly Kay Far­
all around town, and the sergeant' “Through all history,
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-> through all the annual school meeting at which
. the following letters: I. J, K, L, M, rell, Cecil O. Finley, George Tryon
was making a general nuisance of
j trial«
and tribulations
of
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____ there has never the budget will be considered by the In this issue.
N, O, P.'are requested to register on Folsom,' Evelyn Muriel Gano, Carl
himself, flourishing his revolver and been anything like music and song taxpayers, and voted upon, as well a.
Louis Gilbert, Jr., Elmer W. Good­
May 5.
threatening some of those he met. | to support morale.*’
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a vote on the proposal to exceed the
The city police took Grady in I
People whose last names begin with win, Jr., Sterling V. Gruenewald,
The Hon. Herbert H. Lehman, gov­ six per pent limitation, will be held
the following letters: Q. R. S. T. U, Virginia Ann Hooton, Alice Gene
charge between midnight and one ernor of New York, says: “At home, the third Monday in June as usual.
V, W, X, Y, Z, are requested to reg­ Howard,
George Albert Hannon,
o’clock and notified the camp at Mc­ When war steps up the tempo of
A director will also be chosen at
ister on_May6._
James
Andrew
Hanna,
George
Kinley.
—
that
meeting,
the
term
of
W.
E.
Bos-
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The March turnover for current
All persons who have been unable E. Holbrook, Donald Ralph Hurl­
• Sunday morning Lieut Robert S.
serman expiring.
;
taxes only—the delinquent turnover
to register on one of the dates men­ butt, J Robert
William
Martin,
Kirkwood and a couple of sergeants
will not be made for another ten
tioned above are requested to register Ruby Geraldine Mamey, , Anabel
came to Coquille end the first thing
days—from the tax department to the
Lee. Martindale, Jackson J. Newton,
on May 7.
the lieutenant did when Grady was
treasurer’s office totalled 8608,824.41.
-CoquiUe teachers and members of Donald Albert Littler, Nelda Jane
brought from the city hall cell, was
Thia enables Treasurer Stauff to pay
the CoquiUe Junior Woman’s Club Norris, Thomas Percy, Shirley Price,
to take a razor blade and cut the
out a total of 863,954.73 to cities,
The
heavy
downpour
at
six
o
’
clock
will act as registrars to fill out appli­ Dorothy E. Ritchey, Nancy Florence
sergeant chevrons from his blouse,
The Southwestern Oregon regional school districts and ports—$70,877.39 cations and sugar ration books.
Roberts June Adeline Rovang, Or­
reducing Grady to the ranks and this morning and the continued drip
from the skies, tarings to mind what vacation Conference of the Coast to the cities, $27,008.02 to the part
On page nine of this issue, the ton Earl Standley, Faye Marion Say-
took him bqtec to camp with him.
districts, $301,174.81 to the special
Grady made a play wtih his gun I. S. Robison mid. this week about Highway Association will be held at school districts, and $64,894.51 to the first page of the second section, will ler, Lillian Scolari, C. William Smith,
Gold
Beach,
in
the
Chinook
Theatre,
the
month
of
April
in
1917.
During
be found a copy of .the card which Betty Jo Tharp, Alfred Ray Taylor,
when taken to the city hall but when
non-high school district in warrant
registrants will be required to fill Doane J. Terry, Wayne A. Terry,
it had been wrested from him, the that month there was not a day on starting at 2:00 p. m. on Sunday, May
redemption.
Loyal A. Thomas, Harvey 1L Thorn­
out.
police found the gun was not loaded which it did not rain. He remembers 3. The dinner session will be held
To the schools there was turned
men, Donald Whereat, Harold Wine-
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nor did he have a shell on his person. it so definitely because there was a at Scott’s Lodge at 8:80 that evening.
Subjects to be
Manager $925,547.44 of special district taxes.
gar, and Dorothea Elaine Yarbrough.
The chaffeur private seemed to be circus in Myrtle Pdint on May 7 whch
the
‘"n *“ * from “
“ county
*“ school ’
attend because it was Arch B. Sanders writes, are "What ‘ $53,670.59
relieved when Grady hl# been taken he could
fund, and $21,956.78 elementary
Uncle
Sam
says
about
Vacations,
”
the
first
day
that
spring
he
had
been
in charge and when Grady ordered
schooT funds.
him to do something refused point able to get on to his fields with a ‘What can be done about Tumors’?”
The Marshfield school district re­
“
Effect
of
tire
and
gasoline
short
­
plow.
blank to carry out any more orders.
vived
the largest amount, $65,071.62;
Dan W. Brown, minister for the
That was a worse month than the ages,” “Details of ‘Vacations for Vic-
ohe just ending for we have had a jtory,” “New angles on publicity and the North Bend district the next Coquille Church of Christ, for the
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As can be seen from the dike
tew—very few—beautiful clear days advertising,” showing of new sound highest, $37,875.25; and CoquUle past year, presented his resignation
movies, and other timely topics and District No. 8 the third largest, *32,- as their pastor to the membership across the river, there is lota of snow
in the past thirty.
878.70.
last Sunday morning. Ill health, due on Eden Ridge south of Powers and
questions.
to asthma, has bothered him for sev­ it was cold enough to snow here Mon­
On Monday, May 4th, another re­
V*
eral
months, so much that frequently day night. The thermometer regis­
gional conference will be held in
he was not able to speak on Sunday, tered 32 degrees during Monday night
Reedsport.
The annual Coos County Band
and he asked to be relie/etv.of the and 33 Tuesday night.
Festival will be held in the Coquille
C. P. Sleek says that Tuesday
duty.
y
Mrs. Jane WiUiams and son
high school gym on May, 9, 1942.
Until a new minister can be secur­ morning when he made his rounds at
Fred McGougan. manager of the
The guest conductor for this year Maurice, and L. H. Hazard drove up
ed, the church will probably be sup­ the plant, the rain which had been
West Coast Telephone Co., who waa
is Walter Germain, Warrant Officer to Newport last Saturday, had dinner
plied on Sunday by a student from falling at five o’clock in sheets had
here from Marshfield Monday «Ge­
of the 249th Coast Artillery at Fort with Rev. and Mrs. Hale B. Eubanks
frozen by six o’clock and the plat­
the church school at Eugene.
Mrs.
Pe«rl
Kllingsen,
librarian,
says
Maurice
ning, said Uie company, now expects
Stevens, and former director of the and returned that night.
forms were a sheet of ice.
Mr.
Brown
does
not
intend
to
leave
frequently called on the Eubanks that the library ia now open at the to move into the new telephone build­
Marshfield High School band
Coquille at once.
usual
hours
in.
the
former
Hooton
ing here about the first of July;
Bands from all the high schools in when he was sailing on one of the
Ko-Keel Shoe Shop Moved
Electric Shop room in the Drane
He added that the intention to
the^tbwqty wUl be present. They Dollar Line boats, in Boston some
Building and that there are reference make the Coquille office the central
To^helley Building
are: Powers, directed by Burdette years ago.
Glen Jones moved his shoe repair
Mr. Eubanks’ application to enlist books, magazines, papers and peri­ toU station for southwestern Oregon
Nicholas; Myrtle Point, directed by
odicals on the table« fos readers in would have to wait until after the
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shop last week into the location in
Fred Dallas; Bandon, directed by Sol as an army chaplain.has been ap­
the library.
W
the SheUey Building formerly oc­
war.
V
Driscoll; North Bend, directed by proved by the department, he has
There wjlT also be a supply of
cupied
by Lee Hand. He has recent­
George Payson; Marshfield, directed passed his physical examination and
A Cilvilian Defen« Control Coun­
rental and children’s books available,
cil test In CoquUle is siet for tontororw ly purchased new machinery which
by Norman Cory, and Coquille, di­ is now waiting the call to service.
“ Mr. Hazard says Mrs. Hazard writes but of course the whole library stock
rected by Harold Withnell.
(Friday) evening at 7:30 f>. m. when has been installed m the new robm,
A parade will be held in downtown site is improving st ea di ly in .tMe hos­ cannot be set ovdjp the« temporary
all 1 eSvrvr poirce ana rrremen ana making it one of .the but equipped
quarters.
Coquille at 1 p. m. followed by the pital in Portland and expects to be
others who took part in the practice shops in southern Oregon.
Dr. J. D Rankin and R. L. Stewart
able
toreturn
home
in
less
than
a
program at the gym at 1:30. Admis­
a couple of weeks ago are expected
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went doWn to the doctor’s ranch near
The plumbing for the Community
sion for thia event has been set at week.
to turn out for another drill.
Lampa this morning to take the doc­ Building, ordered by the city last
80 cents for adults and 15 cent* for
Postmaster and Mrs/M . O. Hawkin“, tor’s boat out Of the river and around week—about $600 worth—arrived
all student/.
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Pending definite decision M to
returned Sunday afternoon from to C om Bay. All thgt could be done Wednesday morning and is now being
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whether the Guerrilla organization,
Ophir
in
Curry
county,
where
they
instaUdH.
It
does
not,
of
course,
in
­
for
these
old
salts
was
to
wish
them
Arthur Coach Dies I
John A. Martin was this morning
had visited since Wednesday last “bon voyage.”
clude the heating plant but only ma­ recently forming along the Oregon
In Washington
week with their daughter, Mrs. Mar­
terial for water line, toilet facilities, coast country, would be subject to putting on the gras, field at Athletic
call fbr military purposes, the same Park the 1200 pounds of fertilizer
The Ladies Baptist Mission Circle, Shd the like.
Leo J. Cary went up into Washing­ vin Jane Dtmmick. Mr. Hawkins was
If the army makes use of the build­ as the National Guard, the matter of which was'donated by the throe local
ton yesterday to bring back for burial taking a week's vacation from duty will meet at the home of Mrs. Flora
the body of Arthur Coach, whq died and upon returning Sunday came Dunne, 351 South Henry street, Wed­ ing daring the summer it will have organizing the Corftille Guerrilla, is Med companies, 400 pounds each by
tills week. Mr. Coach was a brother down with the flu, but was able to; nesday, May 8, at 3:00 p. m. It will to get along without heat, but it in abeyance and no more rignature, Pacific Teed A Seed Co., Eaton’.
Feed Store and Farr A Elwood.
are beinl received.
return to the office yesterday.
be a business and devotional meeting. will hAve lights and
of the late Mrs. Mary E. Cary.
Registration For
Sugar Rationing
'Concert Program
For Music Week-.
Governor And Mrs.
55 In C. H. S.
Graduating Class
Sprague, Visitors
School Budget
Down $1250
Sergeant Got In
Bad Saturday Night
Coquille S. D. No. 8
Receives $32,878
This Is Not The
Worst April
Highway Association
Spring Meets
Church Of Christ
Minister Resigns
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Coquille To Be ’
Host To County
School Bands
It's Cold For
Last Of April
Enlists As
Army Chaplain
Coquille Library
Is Again Open
Phone Company
To Move July 1
Another Test
Friday Evening
The Building Is
Being Plumbed .
Donated Fertilizer
On Athletic Park
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